Beifang (Northern) brand from Harbin Watch Factory
An early luminous civilian watch, likely early 80s, although HarbinWF was producing the brand by 1975.
Sorry for my bad photography today, but here's the case back.
This link goes to a Google translation of a page written by a resident of Harbin, about the history of the factory.
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Ron
Curator: Alberta Museum of Chinese Horology in Peace River; Member: China Horologe Association; Chief Expert: China Watch Overseas Working Committee (CWOWC); Sino-Canadian Horological Cultural Affairs...
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6.50” / 16.51 cm
This looks great (I love crosshair dials), but it wouldn't have sold well in German speaking countries: Beifang is German for by-catch, i.e. fish caught unintentionally.
It looks like they took design clues from King Seiko
It looks like they took design clues from King Seiko
Would you be able to show me that?
I know some Grand Seikos had cross-hair (60s), and lots of Omegas (50s), or was it a different part of the design you meant?
Thanks!
Lugs, dial & crown all remind me of the King Seikos
Just a couple of quick pics showing the 45-7000 which were produced in the late sixties and early seventies. Seiko had a design philosophy they followed which King Seiko followed very closely and was adopted by Grand Seiko as well beginning with the GS-45 I believe.